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Beyond the scale: B.A.S.I.C.S. checklist takes a holistic view of health

For decades, the number on a scale has been a key factor in deciding whether a person is healthy or not. But weight alone doesn't paint a complete picture of one's health.

24 Jan 2024

Tulane scientists uncover key player in COVID's cell attachment

When SARS-CoV-2 enters the human body, the virus' spike protein binds to a cell, allowing the virus to infiltrate and begin replicating.

24 Jan 2024

Genomics meets retinal imaging: A powerful fusion can predict future health

The retina is said to provide a window into a person's systemic health. In a new study published January 24th in Science Translational Medicine, physician-researchers from Mass Eye and Ear, a member of Mass General Brigham, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard combined retinal imaging, genetics and big data to estimate how likely a person is to develop eye and systemic diseases in the future.

24 Jan 2024

Researchers uncover a gene that causes heart defects in Down syndrome

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have identified a gene that causes heart defects in Down syndrome, a condition that results from an additional copy of chromosome 21.

24 Jan 2024

Brain study unlocks secrets of strong drug memories

Researchers from the Medical Research Council Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford and the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences have identified a novel mechanism by which the brain produces powerful lasting memories that drive ill-advised actions.

24 Jan 2024

Preparing to hang up the car keys as we age

Lewis Morgenstern has made up his mind. When he turns 65 in four years, he's going to sign an advance directive for driving.

24 Jan 2024

What are the capabilities of a commercially available p-tau217 immunoassay to identify Alzheimer disease pathophysiology?

Researchers determined the utility of a novel and commercially available immunoassay for plasma phosphorylated tau 217 to detect Alzheimer's Disease pathology and evaluate reference ranges for abnormal amyloid β and longitudinal change across three selected cohorts.

24 Jan 2024

New technique helps track the brain's "off switches"

For decades, scientists have studied the intricate activity patterns in human and animal brains by observing when different groups of brain cells turn on.

23 Jan 2024

What’s indoor air quality like in long-term care facilities during wildfires? Worse than you’d think.

Every year, wildfires across the western U.S. and Canada send plumes of smoke into the sky. When that smoke blows into southwestern Idaho’s Treasure Valley, it blankets Boise-area residents in dirty air.

23 Jan 2024

From gut to brain: How diet can influence Alzheimer's and Parkinson's outcomes

Diet modification and alterations in the intestinal microbial population could impact the disease course of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

23 Jan 2024

Posterior cortical atrophy predicts Alzheimer's, study finds

A team of international researchers, led by UC San Francisco, has completed the first large-scale study of posterior cortical atrophy, a baffling constellation of visuospatial symptoms that present as the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

22 Jan 2024

NHS Health Check linked to lower disease rates and mortality, study shows

Attending an NHS Health Check appointment -; a preventative screening programme offered for free in the UK -; is associated with both a decreased risk of dying and a decreased risk of several diseases, including dementia and liver cirrhosis.

22 Jan 2024

Monoclonal antibodies for Alzheimer's offer little benefit, raise safety concerns

Researchers performed a meta-analysis of randomized trial studies that compared the use of amyloid-reducing monoclonal antibodies (MABs) in patients with Alzheimer's dementia at a dose consistent with that used in Phase 3 or FDA approval trials with the use of a placebo.

22 Jan 2024

Thinning brain tissue predicts dementia up to a decade before symptoms

A ribbon of brain tissue called cortical gray matter grows thinner in people who go on to develop dementia, and this appears to be an accurate biomarker of the disease five to 10 years before symptoms appear, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) reported.

22 Jan 2024

New study examines trends in liquid laundry detergent packet exposures among young children

A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center investigated trends in calls to poison centers across the country for exposures to liquid laundry detergent packets.

22 Jan 2024

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Beyond the scale: B.A.S.I.C.S. checklist takes a holistic view of health

Tulane scientists uncover key player in COVID's cell attachment

Genomics meets retinal imaging: A powerful fusion can predict future health

Researchers uncover a gene that causes heart defects in Down syndrome

Brain study unlocks secrets of strong drug memories

Preparing to hang up the car keys as we age

What are the capabilities of a commercially available p-tau217 immunoassay to identify Alzheimer disease pathophysiology?

New technique helps track the brain's "off switches"

What’s indoor air quality like in long-term care facilities during wildfires? Worse than you’d think.

From gut to brain: How diet can influence Alzheimer's and Parkinson's outcomes

Posterior cortical atrophy predicts Alzheimer's, study finds

NHS Health Check linked to lower disease rates and mortality, study shows

Monoclonal antibodies for Alzheimer's offer little benefit, raise safety concerns

Thinning brain tissue predicts dementia up to a decade before symptoms

New study examines trends in liquid laundry detergent packet exposures among young children

UMass Amherst researcher aims to tackle bone damage in metastatic cancer

Discovery of toxic and protective short RNAs associated with Alzheimer's disease and superior memory capacity

Unveiling the cellular mechanisms of engram consolidation and memory refinement

Clinical study suggests statins could be key in reducing dementia in individuals with heart failure

The crucial need for ongoing COVID-19 booster vaccination in vulnerable populations

eBook: Advancing neurodegenerative research with iPSC-derived microglia models eBook

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

eBook: Advancing neurodegenerative research with iPSC-derived microglia models eBook

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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